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LinkedIn 

An online forum originally intended for professional people to form links with others that they know and trust professionally in order to further their own and their company’s business interests. LinkedIn was co-founded by Reid Hoffman who was previously Executive Vice President in charge of business and corporate development for PayPal and was launched in 2003. Unfortunately, like so many other things (Urban Dictionary for example), it has been overrun by talentless, self-aggrandising wannabes who have nothing to offer the workplace except copious quantities of bullshit.
Interestingly, Hoffman stated that 27 percent of LinkedIn subscribers are recruiters; perhaps this would explain why using recruiters to solve a staffing problem is usually a complete disaster, they’re so full of their own bullshit they believe everyone else’s.
“Have you heard that Malcolm has put up a profile on LinkedIn? Delusions of grandeur or what!”
Delusions of grandeur? That fuckwit Heale shouldn’t even have delusions of adequacy!”
LinkedIn by AKACroatalin August 15, 2016

Walking Linkedin 

People who always talk about themselves or things they've accomplished.
Don't invite Tiffany to the party. She is like Walking Linkedin. Everyone's going to want to leave.

LinkedInality 

1. the state or quality of having existence or substance on LinkedIn;
2. its not fully a reality but it does have a part of reality, which is unfortunately sometimes needed to get attention to your LinkedIn profile and your résumé.
Do not believe everything you read on Linkedin where people post about their achievements, its LinkedInality not reality.
LinkedInality by wise.master October 11, 2021

co-inkydink 

Coincidence: a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance.
Laymullet: "I need you to work on your loss reports."
Maureen: "What a co-inkydink, that's exactly what I'm doing now. Thanks for your concern".
co-inkydink by krischicki June 13, 2008

linkedin explosion 

When one goes from being a "job seeker" on linkedin to being employed and wanting to show off to all your friends/colleagues through inviting them into your network.

Having minimal information on your profile and "in search of new career opportunity" to having a gratuitous amount of pages of text on a job you haven't even started yet.
Joe just had a linkedin explosion? Suddenly he thinks he's hot shit after landing that gig at BMW, he's adding everyone left and right bro.

Did you hear? Jill recently went from struggling liberal arts graduate to retail at Saks. She had a linkedin explosion and added our entire graduating class to brag about it through status updates.
linkedin explosion by Spartan09 December 12, 2009

Emotionally Vulnerable LinkedIn Girl 

Someone who is still discovering themselves or their sexuality and who is easily taken advantage of.
June was messaging that emotionally vulnerable linkedin girl again, she must be really desparate